AUBURNÂ â The DeKalb County Commissioners Monday approved a modified contract with the Elevatus architecture firm to complete construction documents for a new jail.
In January, the commissioners hired the Fort Wayne company to design a new county jail for a fee not to exceed $925,000.
Last week, two of the three commissioners indicated they do not support building a jail right now. Commissioners Bill Hartman and Todd Sanderson said they want to wait until a spike in construction costs subsides. However, they approved signing a contract with Elevatus to complete drawings for a new jail.
Monday, architect Tony Vie presented an amended contract that removes work other than drawings with a new price of $465,000.
AUBURN — DeKalb County Commissioners and members of their jail committee Monday appeared to favor a site plan that would place a new jail directly north of the DeKalb County
DeKalb County saw other major developments in the past year. Here are some of the highlights:
New mayors
Auburn and Butler began the year with new mayors â Mike Ley and Mike Hartman â respectively.
Ley plunged into new projects such as a sidewalk replacement program that provided free labor to pour new walks for 21 homeowners in its first two months. The project is poised to grow next year, offering savings of up to 75%.
Butler made substantial progress in the long-awaited cleanup of the Butler Co. buildings that were destroyed in a March 2015 arson fire. Work at the property on South Broadway began in earnest Oct. 19.